Résumé Worksheet: What to Include

Interview skills lesson 17: What goes on a student résumé · Set 476 · 40 questions

Tip (Show, don’t pad): Include: contact details (mobile, email, city), education and marks, skills, projects, activities and clubs, awards, languages, volunteer work. Leave out: bank details, your Aadhaar number, passwords, party selfies, other people’s marks, long life stories and anything made up. One page, one plain font; be ready to explain every line with a short example.

1. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a party selfie (b) your siblings’ marks (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your phone and email
2. 2.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) typing 40 words a minute (b) an email ID (c) eco club member (d) Class 12 (Science), 2026
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your passwords (b) a long life story (c) clubs and activities (d) your siblings’ marks
4. 4.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
5. 5.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) your siblings’ marks (c) a party selfie (d) projects you did
6. 6.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your passwords (b) school and marks (c) your phone and email (d) projects you did
7. 7.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: a party selfie? (a) leave it out (b) include it
8. 8.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) your city and PIN code (b) an email ID (c) basic HTML and CSS (d) B.Com first year
9. 9.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your bank details (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) languages you know
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) a long life story (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
11. 11.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) include it (b) leave it out
12. 12.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your siblings’ marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
13. 13.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) a party selfie (b) projects you did (c) skills like typing (d) your phone and email
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: school and marks? (a) leave it out (b) include it
15. 15.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) a party selfie (c) your Aadhaar number (d) your passwords
16. 16.Which of these goes in the contact details? (a) your city and PIN code (b) built a rain gauge model (c) B.Com first year (d) eco club member
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your siblings’ marks (b) your Aadhaar number (c) school and marks (d) a long life story
18. 18.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a website for our club? (a) contact details (b) education (c) projects (d) activities
19. 19.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) say it was a joke (b) change the subject (c) be ready to explain it (d) deny it
20. 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a full autobiography (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a short summary of you
21. 21.📄 In which résumé section does this go: a survey of 50 shops? (a) activities (b) projects (c) skills (d) education
22. 22.📄 In which résumé section does this go: school football team? (a) education (b) contact details (c) skills (d) activities
23. 23.True or false: “school and marks” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) your passwords (c) volunteer work (d) school and marks
25. 25.📄 In which résumé section does this go: an email ID? (a) activities (b) contact details (c) skills (d) education
26. 26.Which of these goes in the education section? (a) debate club secretary (b) typing 40 words a minute (c) eco club member (d) Class 10 board: 88%
27. 27.True or false: “your phone and email” belongs on a student résumé. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: clubs and activities? (a) leave it out (b) include it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) volunteer work (c) your siblings’ marks (d) skills like typing
30. 30.📄 In which résumé section does this go: your city and PIN code? (a) education (b) contact details (c) activities (d) skills
31. 31.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) projects you did (b) a long life story (c) your phone and email (d) awards and prizes
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) awards and prizes (b) projects you did (c) a party selfie (d) school and marks
33. 33.True or false: “your phone and email” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these goes in the skills section? (a) school football team (b) Class 12 (Science), 2026 (c) debate club secretary (d) typing 40 words a minute
35. 35.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) their parents’ jobs (b) nothing at all (c) projects and activities (d) made-up jobs
36. 36.True or false: “languages you know” should be left out of a résumé. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these belongs on a student résumé? (a) a long life story (b) your passwords (c) your siblings’ marks (d) school and marks
38. 38.True or false: “skills like typing” belongs on a student résumé. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📄 In which résumé section does this go: basic HTML and CSS? (a) projects (b) education (c) skills (d) contact details
40. 40.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) school and marks (c) your bank details (d) clubs and activities

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